Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-13
Published Jan. IL, lSSs.l
Ordinance No. IL.

An ordinance 10 suppress games, samphnS
aud gambling houses in the city OF Colby
and providing for the repeal of Ordinance
NO.5.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Councilman
of the city of Colby.
SECTION THAT no persons shall open.
keep or maintain any gamin house in the
city of Colby, or suffer or permit any descrip-
ton of gaming gambling, or playing any
yame of chance or skill for money. goods,
chattels. liquors. or anything whatever in any
dwelling house. store, grocery. tavern, Inn,
tent booth, shop or other tenement, building
or place by such person or persons occupied,
used or possessed.
SEC. NO person or persons shall bet or
play at any game of chance or skill Tor any
money. goods or chattles, liquors or other val
,lable thing whatsoever in said city.
SEC. 3-No person or persons shall own, pos
sess or keep in said city any shuttle board,
keno table faro table, faro box. faro bank.
wheel OF fortune roulette wheel or table of
equality or other, machine. device, 1nstru-
ment or continuance Cor gaming or gambling.
SEC. Amy person convicted of N violation
of section one of this ordinance shall be pun
ished by II fine of not less than five dollars or
more than fifty dollars. and be imprisoned un-
til fine and costs are paid.
SEC 5-Any person convicted of a violation
of section of this ordinance shall be pun.
ished by a fine of not less than one nor more
than fifty dollars ana be imprisoned until
such fine and costs aie paid.
SEC.6-whenever the Police Judge shall re-
ceiye satisfactory information that there is
any prohibited gaming table or gambling de-
uf orr OnfrfYanRQ for
gaming or gambling, kept or used within the
city. it shall be his duty forthwith to issue his
warran, directed to the Marshal to seize and
bring before the said police Judge such gam
ing table or other device and it shall be the
duty of said police Judge to cause the same
TO he publicly destroyed by burning or other
wise.
SIC. Every person who shall knowingly
lease or let to another any room, house or
other building for the purpose OF setting up
or keeping therein any of the gaming tables.
Sanbling device, machine, instrument or con-
trivance for gaming or gambling or pr hibit-
ed by the proceeding provisions or for the
purpose OF being used or kept as 4 gaming
house. shall on conviction, be fined not less
than FIVE dellars i.or more than fifty dollars
and be impris ,ned till such tinc and costs are
paid.
SEC S-Every person appearing or acting As
master or mistress or having the care. use OIL
MANAGEMENT for the time Of any prohibited
gaming table. device, machine, instrument oil
continuance shall 54 deemed the keeper there
of: ami every person who shall appear to ac
as master or mistress having the care OF
MANAGEMENT of any house or building il
which auy gambling table, bank or device i.
set up or kept or of any gaming house shall
be deemed the keeper thereof,
SEC. eNNo person snail be incapacitated OF
excused from testifying touching any offens1
committed by another against any OF the pro
visions of this ordinance by reason of hi
having betted or played at any Of the prohi
bited games or gaming devices. but the test
mony which may be given BY such persol
shall in no case he used against him.
SEC. lO-The odicer who shall be charges
nth the execution Of any warrant issued uu
aer tn . provisionsof this ordinance shall hav
power, II necessary, to break open doors 10
the purpose Of executing the same.
Sse. u-An places. roose and building
where any OF the things prohibited b. thi
ordinances are permitted, done or kept, shal
IA deemed 70 be common pubic nuisance